Issue Summary

Confluence search API is not providing excerpt highlight in body or title when performing an exact phrase search containing multiple words.

Steps to Reproduce

Scenario 1:-

1) Create a Confluence page containing a single word say "mobile".

2) Perform a browser CQL Search for this single word.

https://atlassiantester5.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/search?cql=((title%20~%20%22mobile%22)%20OR%20(text%20~%20%22mobile%22))%20AND%20space%20IN%20(CHEM)&expand=content.history.lastUpdated&limit=20

The JSON response excerpt tag will contain below data

hl@@@mobile@@@endhl

Scenario 2:-

1) Create a Confluence page containing a phrase say "mobile device".

2) Perform a browser CQL Search for the exact phrase.

https://xxxxx.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/search?cql=((title%20~%20%22%5C%22mobile%20device%5C%22%22)%20OR%20(text%20~%20%22%5C%22mobile%20device%5C%22%22))

The JSON response excerpt tag will not highlight the search keywords.

Expected Results

The Confluence search API should highlight the keyword in the title or body irrespective of the type of search.

Actual Results

Confluence search API does not highlight when performing an exact phrase search containing multiple words.

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available